Moultrie MFG-15044 Operating instructions

Brand: Moultrie

Model: MFG-15044

Type: Operating instructions

Moultrie MFG-15044 Ranch Series Broadcast Feeder Kit is a versatile and easy-to-use feeder that helps you distribute feed to your animals with precision and efficiency. With its adjustable feed times, durations, and motor speeds, you can customize the feeding schedule to meet the specific needs of your animals. The kit is designed to mount securely to your hopper and features a durable construction that can withstand various weather conditions. The simple assembly process and intuitive controls make it easy to set up and operate, ensuring a reliable feeding system for your livestock.

Instructions for Ranch Series Broadcast Feeder Kit

Thank you for your purchase of a Moultrie Ranch Series Broadcast Feeder Kit. Please read this sheet before

operating the unit. If you should have any questions about this product or any other Moultrie product, please

using the information on the back of this sheet. Allow us to better serve you by activating your

1-year warranty

online at http://www.moultriefeeders.com/warranty .

ASSEMBLE THE FEEDER KIT

Remove all hardware from packaging.

Bolt

M6 x 1 x 18

Qty. 5

Hex Nut

M6 x 1

Qty. 3

Flat Washer

Qty. 8

Wingnut

M6 x 1

Qty. 2

From the inside of your feeder hopper, install (3) M6 bolts, tted with washers,

through the mounting bolt holes on the bottom. Do not thread anything onto

the bolts, this will be the mounting hardware for the feeder kit.

From the inside of the feeder kit, remove the timer from the stand

for clearance and thread (1) M6 bolt into each welded nut and

tighten, ensuring that the bolts pass through the vertical support

adjustment slots.

Insert the vertical supports into the guides on the side of the feeder kit.

ONE-HOLE SUPPORT: Insert one-hole support into the left-hand side

support guide with tab facing away from the spin plate.

TWO-HOLE SUPPORT: Insert two-hole support into the right-hand side

support guide with tab facing towards the spin plate.

One-Hole

Support

Adjustment

Slot

Two-Hole

Support

Right-hand

Guide

Spin

Plate

Mounting Hole

M6 Bolt

Washer

Bolt installation from inside feeder hopper

While holding the tab on the bottom of the door, pull up and

then back towards you to unhook it from the door guides.

Back

Down

Tab

Place the mounting plate onto the top of the

vertical supports with the funnel facing downwards,

and all 3 bolt holes aligned.

Mounting

Plate

Vertical

Supports

The kit is now ready to be installed to your hopper. Align the pre-installed

bolts from Step 2 with the (3) holes in the mounting plate and

vertical supports, then secure the kit using (3) Flat Washers and (3) Hex Nuts.

Mounting

Plate

Vertical

Support

Washer

Nut

Slide the door down to the bottom of the kit, from there you can

either hang the door on the keeper tabs or remove it entirely.

To secure the kit with the door installed, place the carabiner clip

through the locking tabs at the lower left corner of the door.

Keeper

Tab

Locking

Tabs

Carabiner

Clip

To reinstall the door, place it back into the channel and slide it

upward to the top. Then push the door forward and down to

hang it in place.

Place (1) at washer and (1) wingnut on both protruding bolts

on the outside of the feeder kit and hand tighten the wingnut.

The feeder kit can be moved up/down to accommodate various

feed types.

(The position where the top notch is even with the

mounting bolt is recommended for feeding corn)

Adjustment

Slot

Adjustment

Notches

Washer

Wingnut

12162022 / MFG-15044

Our Service Department will gladly answer any questions you have.

www.moultriefeeders.com/support

CONFIGURING AND TESTING FEEDER

INSTALL BATTERY: Open Kit by removing carabiner clip and remove door. Install a 12V 7ah battery (Moultrie rechargeable

battery MCA-13093) by attaching the Red Wire Connector to the positive (+) terminal and the Black Wire Connector to the

negative (-) terminal, making sure that the leads do not touch.

Note: Make sure the rubber protectors are around the wire connectors after installation onto the battery and that

the wire connectors are rmly seated on the battery posts and have a snug t. This helps protect the connectors

from touching which can cause damage.

CAUTION: DO NOT REVERSE POLARITY OF THE BATTERY LEADS. DO NOT LET THE BATTERY LEADS COME IN CONTACT WITH ONE ANOTHER WHILE

CONNECTED TO

A BATTERY. DO NOT LET THE BATTERY TERMINALS CONTACT THE SIDE OF THE FEEDER KIT. THIS CAN CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY

DAMAGE. IN NO EVENT SHALL PRADCO BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL,

SPECIAL CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, TO PROPERTY

OR LIFE, WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR MISUSE OF THIS PRODUCT. YOUR USE OF THIS PRODUCT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.

SET CURRENT TIME: Press the PROGRAM button and SET CURRENT TIME will appear. Press UP or DOWN to set the

hour, then press RIGHT to go to the minutes. Press UP or DOWN to set the minutes. Press the BACK button to return

to the Main Menu , or press PROGRAM to proceed through the settings.

NOTE: The timer is capable up to 10 feed times, each 1-60 seconds each, and each can operate on

any day of the week where each day can be toggled ON/OFF.

SET CURRENT DAY: Press the PROGRAM button until the Set Current Day screen appears. Press LEFT or RIGHT to select the

current day. Press BACK to return to the Main Menu, or press PROGRAM to proceed through the settings.

SET EST. FEED REMAINING: Press the PROGRAM button until the Est. Feed Remaining screen appears. Press UP or DOWN

to select the amount of feed you have in the feeder. Press BACK to return to the Main Menu, or press PROGRAM to proceed

through the settings.

SET FEED TIME: Press the PROGRAM button until the desired Feed Timer appears at the top of the screen. Press the DOWN

button until the feed time is ashing. Press PROGRAM to enter edit mode. Press UP or DOWN to set the hour. Press the

RIGHT button to go over to the minutes. Press UP or DOWN to set the minutes. Press PROGRAM or BACK to return to the

Feed Timer. The factory settings include two feeder times 7am and 6pm, each for 6 seconds.

SET DAYS OF THE WEEK: After setting the feed time, press UP so the days of the week start ashing. Press PROGRAM

enter edit mode. By default all days should be enabled. Press LEFT or RIGHT to highlight the desired day. Press DOWN to

disable the selected day. Press UP to re-enable the selected day. Once all desired days are selected, press PROGRAM or

BACK to return to the Feed Timer.

SET RUN DURATION: Press DOWN and LEFT until the RUN DURATION seconds are ashing. Press PROGRAM to enter edit

mode. Press UP or DOWN to set desired feed duration. Press PROGRAM or BACK to return to the Feed Timer. 

SET MOTOR SPEED: Press UP or DOWN until the motor speed setting is ashing at the bottom of the screen. Press PROGRAM

to enter edit mode. Press RIGHT or LEFT to select the desired motor setting. Press PROGRAM or BACK to return to the Feed Timer.

When the Feed Timer is blinking at the top of the screen, press PROGRAM or RIGHT to advance to the next feed timer.

Repeat for all required feed times.

TEST FEEDER: Press the BACK button to reach the Main Menu. Press the TEST button to enter the Test Mode. The Test

Duration will appear (this will be the same as the duration as Feed Timer 1). Press UP or DOWN to set the Test Duration.

Press PROGRAM. Press RIGHT or LEFT to select desired motor speed. Press PROGRAM to perform test.

After a 5 second countdown, the test will commence. 

Full Battery

Empty Battery

FCC COMPLIANCE

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

For devices approved under Part 15, the user’s manual or instruction manual for an intentional or unintentional radiator shall caution the user about changes or modications to the device (Section 15.21).

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and

can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful

interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment o and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.